"The Exorcist: Believer - A Box Office Success or Cinematic Abomination?"

Blumhouse and Universal's "The Exorcist: Believer" earned $2.85 million in Thursday previews at the domestic box office, marking the start of its box office run. The film, directed by David Gordon Green, aims to reinvent the Exorcist brand and follows the success of the Halloween franchise. Universal paid a hefty $400 million for the franchise rights, with two more sequels already planned. Despite a low critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film is projected to open to $30 million to $35 million domestically and is also releasing in over 40 international markets. Ellen Burstyn reprises her role from the original film, and the story revolves around a father and his possessed daughter.